"There was a conversation concerning how to help me get [Ukrainian] citizenship. I did not refuse [it], to be honest," he stated at a press conference in Kiev on Thursday, responding to a question concerning his meeting with a representative of the presidential administration of Ukraine.
According to the journalist, he has a permanent residence permit in Ukraine. He thanked Ukraine and the country's authorities for saving his life by conducting the special operation.
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"Murder" of Babchenko Part of Ukrainian Security Service Operation
As the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasily Hrytsak, explained, the staged murder of Babchenko was part of a special operation by Ukrainian law enforcement officers, aimed at preventing an assassination attempt on the journalist. The SBU chief specified that a Ukrainian citizen had been arrested as a result of the operation.
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